Staunch Boris Johnson supporter Sir Jacob Rees-Mogg has insisted the former prime minister “maintains considerable support” following the damning Privileges Committee report that found him to have deliberately misled Parliament.

The Conservative MP told Channel 4 News: “[The committee has] over-egged their particular pudding and made themselves look vindictive and actually therefore helped Boris Johnson. It’s reinvigorated his supporters.” Report by Buseld. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn